Welcome to this edition of Contact and my first as Chamber president.
My time in the role has started with almost as many changing circumstances as my predecessor Mike Matthews experienced over his two years. The danger of this uncertainty is that it may set back important work on issues that matter to us all even further. It is vital our national government and local politicians concentrate on delivering policies to help our businesses grow and create jobs. Politics with a small ‘p’ should not get in the way of effective politics for the country as a whole.
The Chamber is a proud advocate of companies working together for mutual benefit. During my presidency this is one of three distinct ways I want to play my part in helping to build our region’s economic success. Chamber members large and small could, and should, be doing more business with each other.
My second aspiration is to see more of us working more closely with the huge future talent pool being nurtured in our region...
